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Do women’s mate preferences change across the ovulatory cycle? (2014) [pdf]

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Re: Do women’s mate preferences change across the ovulatory cycle? (2014) [pdf]

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Do women keep changing their settings in that Gnome 2 fork over the course of their ovulatory cycle? Oh, that kind of mate.

I was hoping for chess moves, myself.

The ovulatory cycle where a peasant becomes a queen.

Re: Do women’s mate preferences change across the ovulatory cycle? (2014) [pdf]

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Findings of TFA: Yes.

Women show a robust increase in attraction to cues of ancestral genetic quality (body masculinity, behavioral dominance) on high-fertility days, but only when evaluating men as short-term/unspecified sexual partners, not long-term partners.

Re: Do women’s mate preferences change across the ovulatory cycle? (2014) [pdf]

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Many behaviors are determined by hormones. Men are no exception. When calm, men tend to prefer intellectual women, but when they're impulsive after drinking in a bar, they prefer sexy women.

It is OK! Don't forget we are animals first. Obviously we need that neocortex to keep decisions in check!
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